Be a Hero for a Child in Crisis

Kathy Kladopoulos

WHY ARE CHILDREN IN CRISIS? Poverty, disease and humanitarian crises make children extremely vulnerable to being orphaned or abandoned or to simply losing a safe place to sleep at night. To make matters worse, a record number of people in 2016 are living as refugees due to war, conflict and persecution. The resulting instability and violence pose critical problems for the people displaced, especially children.

HOW CAN YOU BE A HERO? Founded in 1949, SOS Children’s Villages supports vulnerable children and their families in 134 countries and territories, including the United States. Join us and Be a Hero for a Child in Crisis by helping provide as much relief to as many vulnerable children as possible. See below for examples of what your heroism could mean.

$25,000 Supplies food, water and shelter for 18 months to 10 children in Nepal who have no parent or other guardian.

$15,000 Provides one year of primary-school tuition for 30 children in India who otherwise would not receive a quality education.

$10,000 Gives 5 children in Syria, who have no parent or other guardian, a year of shelter, food, psychological support and family-reunification services.

$5,000 Supplies baby formula for 760 babies in Macedonia who have fled war-torn countries such as Syria with their families.

$2,500One year of primary school tuition for 5 children in India who otherwise would not attend school.

$1,000Winter clothing for 10 children in the Ukraine including jackets, shoes, gloves, a hat, and a scarf.

$50016 food supplements for a malnourished mother and her child in Senegal.

CAMPAIGN GOAL: $500,000*Please note that the giving levels are meant to illustrate active SOS programs that your donation could support. Your contributions allow us the much-needed flexibility to allocate funds where they are most needed at the time we receive them.

Be a Hero for a Child in Crisis Contact: Lynn Croneberger, CEO(202) 780-1034 • abell@sos-usa.org